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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

phishing

/ˈfɪʃɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.95 in modern English

Syllables
phish-ing
IPA
/ˈfɪʃɪŋ/
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The malicious act of keeping a false website or sending a false e-mail with the intent of masquerading as a trustworthy entity in order to acquire sensitive information, such as usernames, passwords, and credit card details.

Uncountable

noun

The act of circumventing security with an alias.

Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of phish

Example Sentences

Etymology

Respelling of fishing (“trying to find”). In Usenet newsgroups, cracker and pirate groups used variant spellings of phish and warez (i.e. wares) to evade scans and filters by mainstream servers policing the ARPAnet/Internet. Compare other respelling slang like phat and phreak.

Usage

Derived Forms

antiphishing quishing

Frequently Paired Words

phish phisher spearphishing

Homonyms

fishing

Rhymes With

fishing wishing dishing gorge fishing

Questions

How do you pronounce phishing?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɪʃɪŋ/.
What does phishing mean?
The malicious act of keeping a false website or sending a false e-mail with the intent of masquerading as a trustworthy entity in order to acquire sensitive information, such as usernames, passwords, and credit card details.
Where does phishing come from?
Respelling of fishing (“trying to find”). In Usenet newsgroups, cracker and pirate groups used variant spellings of phish and warez (i.e. wares) to evade scans and filters by mainstream servers policing the ARPAnet/Internet. Compare other respelling slang like phat and phreak.

How to pronounce phishing

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